About this role
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Your Opportunity to Make an Impact
At Ball, every role contributes to something bigger. Learn how this opportunity will allow you to grow your career while making a lasting impact on our business, our communities, and our planet:
As a Senior Functional Analyst - SAP FI/CO , you will act as a critical link between Global IT and business stakeholders, driving the design and delivery of SAP Finance and Controlling solutions across a global environment. You will contribute to strategic projects, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational excellence while helping shape and govern global SAP finance processes.
How You'll Make a Difference
The responsibilities below represent more than daily tasks. They are opportunities to make a difference, collaborate with talented colleagues, and contribute to meaningful outcomes:
- Act as the functional lead for SAP FI and SAP CO, ensuring effective integration with related SAP modules including MM, SD, PP, and PS.
- Support end-to-end Account-to-Report processes, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Projects, Product Costing, and COPA.
- Partner with business stakeholders to translate financial and controlling requirements into optimized SAP solutions.
- Perform SAP system configuration, integration testing, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Prepare functional specifications, solution proposals, test scripts, training materials, and process documentation.
- Support projects through all phases, from requirements gathering to go-live, hypercare, and knowledge transfer.
- Ensure compliance with global design standards, internal controls, audit requirements, and change management processes.
- Provide support for AMS activities, system enhancements, and continuous process improvements.
- Troubleshoot SAP finance and controlling issues, including financial postings, reconciliations, and period-end close activities.
- Support integration initiatives involving banking interfaces, tax solutions, and external reporting systems.
What Helps You Thrive in This Role
We're looking for curious minds, collaborative spirits, and motivated professionals ready to make an impact. Here are the skills and experiences that will help you succeed in this role:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP FI and SAP CO, including cross-module integrations.
- Deep understanding of Account-to-Report, Plan-to-Stock, Procure-to-Pay, and Order-to-Cash process flows.
- Experience with financial closing, asset accounting, costing, and profitability analysis.
- Solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and documentation standards.
- Advanced English communication skills. Spanish is desirable, but not mandatory.
- SAP Academy certification preferred.
- Experience working in a global SAP environment with international and offshore teams preferred.
- Leadership, ownership, and strong collaboration skills across business and technology teams.
Additional Information
- Location: São José dos Campos/SP
- Hybrid On-Site Work Environment (living at São José dos Campos) or 100% Remote (living far from of São José dos Campos region): This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) or remote from the location of the candidate. Remote work may also be considered, depending on the candidate’s distance from the Ball office.
Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
Job Grade: Global Grade 11
